A Texas lawmaker said today that she agrees with the controversial immigration bill passed in Arizona and plans to introduce a similar one in her own state to combat the flow of illegal immigrants.

Republican Texas Rep. Debbie Riddle told ABCNews.com that the bill she plans to introduce in the state legislature later this year "gives law enforcement officers additional tools, if they have the reasonable suspicion that there is a violation of a law, to inquire into an individual's immigration status."

Riddle, who is up for election in November, introduced similar legislation last session, but it never made it out of committee.

She says that like Arizona's Gov.Jan Brewer, who is under fire from both Democrats and Republicans over the state's new anti-immigrant law, her first priority is to "make sure that the safety and security of citizens is well established, not to determine whether I get positive or negative or no attention at all."

Texas considers Arizona's immigration bill

"The people who are saying [these laws] are racially motivated are trying to divert attention for their own selfish greed," said Riddle.

"To say police will be grabbing every Hispanic person off the street, that's ridiculous," she said. "That would be an abuse of the law."

Each officer would have to have "reasonable suspicion" to ask an individual for identification, said Riddle.

"If you're here legally, then by federal law you have to carry that green card on your person," she said. "So if you're here legally, there really shouldn't be a problem."

Riddle said that while her district is near Houston and isn't directly on the border of Mexico, illegal immigrants use her community's hospitals and schools and leave the bill to "tax-paying citizens of Texas."

Arizona Governor Takes to Facebook to Defend Immigration Policy

Earlier today, Brewer lashed out at her critics on her Facebook page writing that she will "not back down" on the law until the country's borders are secure.

Brewer went on Facebook for her defiant defense as criticism grew along with calls fresh calls for an economic boycott of Arizona.

"On Friday, I signed into law Senate Bill 1070. Since then I have come under fire from President Obama, Mayor Phil Gordon, the liberal east coast media, Al Sharpton and others who want us to back down from securing our borders," Brewer, a Republican, wrote. "Rest assured, we will not back down until our borders are secure."

The latest to criticize Arizona's law is former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, a Republican who once worked in the administration of President George W. Bush.

"I'm uncomfortable with it from what I've seen and heard," Ridge told the Associated Press.

Ridge said he blames both the Democratic and Republican parties for not coming up with a better immigration policy that might have made it unnecessary for Brewer to sign her own law. Ridge called the immigration issue "a pox on both parties."

Brewer's office did not immediately respond to Ridge's remarks.

In California, politicians are discussing boycotting Arizona businesses, led by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom who ordered a ban Tuesday on all city employee travel to Arizona, except cases involving law enforcement.

Los Angeles City Council members Ed Reyes and Janice Hahn said that they are reviewing the city's business contracts with Arizona.